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What Could Tender & Bruise Liver Suggest?
where the liver should be feels very tender to the touch. at first I thought it was brusied and I looked and nothing was there. it is tender on front and my back same area about 2 inches above the bottom of right rib cage. what could this be and should I go to the doctor??
Fri, 18 Mar 2016
Hi thanks for contacting healthcare magic..
Let me know you do you have any blunt trauma over liver area?? Because severe blunt trauma can lead pain.
Do you have jaundice, means excess yellow urine or yellow sclera??As this might be because of early hepatitis.So I will advise you to do USG and serum viral markers for that.
If pain severe and it also reffered to back.So I also want to rule out gall bladder stone and inflammation of gall bladder. USG and CRP useful for it.
If you have abdominal pain with nausea and diarrhea then enteritis might be cause.
I hope your concern is solved.
Take care.
Dr.Parth Goswami
Let me know you do you have any blunt trauma over liver area?? Because severe blunt trauma can lead pain.
Do you have jaundice, means excess yellow urine or yellow sclera??As this might be because of early hepatitis.So I will advise you to do USG and serum viral markers for that.
If pain severe and it also reffered to back.So I also want to rule out gall bladder stone and inflammation of gall bladder. USG and CRP useful for it.
If you have abdominal pain with nausea and diarrhea then enteritis might be cause.
I hope your concern is solved.
Take care.
Dr.Parth Goswami
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